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that sparked violent street protests and a promise from tunisia's prime minister to hold elections as soon as possible. we are about to get a reminder from that winter can be harsh in the northeast. a major snowstorm is on the way and david bernard is our cbs news weather consultant. david, three questions: what? when? how much? >> we're going to answer all of those tonight, scott, and the answers probably aren't what people are going to want to hear. let's give you an idea of how big of an area this is going to cover. all of new england, the state of new york, northern new jersey, northeastern pennsylvania under a winter storm watch. this green area running the corridor between boston and providence, that's a blizzard watch that's in affect for friday and saturday. now, this is the weather map, the forecast map for friday evening and we think a major low will be just off of the jersey shore. it's going to be strengthening all day with very heavy snows developing all over southern new england and even into the new york city area and watch, this is going to track northeast friday, frid
that sparked violent street protests and a promise from tunisia's prime minister to hold elections as soon as possible. we are about to get a reminder from that winter can be harsh in the northeast. a major snowstorm is on the way and david bernard is our cbs news weather consultant. david, three questions: what? when? how much? >> we're going to answer all of those tonight, scott, and the answers probably aren't what people are going to want to hear. let's give you an idea of how big of...
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something like this just doesn't happen in tunisia. and it has precipitated a major crise for tunisia and its international backers. >> warner: borzou deragahi of the "financial times" thank you very much. >> it's been a pleasure. >> ifill: next, we return to the conflict in syria and the unfolding refugee crisis there. the "newshour" recently sent freelance video journalist paige kollock to neighboring lebanon to see how the newly displaced are dealing with winter, inadequate supplies and discrimination. ray suarez narrates our story. ( explosions ) >> reporter: 22 months in and showing no signs of abating the fight for the future of syria drags on. ( explosions ) both sides continue to wage all- out war with more than 60,000 dead and the plight of syria's displaced and dispossessed only grows worse. at this tent camp in al-marj, in the eastern part of lebanon's bekaa valley, only 25 miles from the syrian border, refugees are struggling to adapt to a new, impermanent reality and to winter temperatures that routinely drop below freezin
something like this just doesn't happen in tunisia. and it has precipitated a major crise for tunisia and its international backers. >> warner: borzou deragahi of the "financial times" thank you very much. >> it's been a pleasure. >> ifill: next, we return to the conflict in syria and the unfolding refugee crisis there. the "newshour" recently sent freelance video journalist paige kollock to neighboring lebanon to see how the newly displaced are dealing...
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something like this just doesn't happen in tunisia. and it has precipitated a major crise for tunisia and its international backers. >> warner: borzou deragahi of the "financial times" thank you very much. >> it's been a pleasure. >> ifill: next, we return to the conflict in syria and the unfolding refugee crisis there. the "newshour" recently sent freelance video journalist paige kollock to neighboring lebanon to see how the newly displaced are dealing with winter, inadequate supplies and discrimination. ray suarez narrates our story. ( explosions ) >> reporter: 22 months in and showing no signs of abating the fight for the future of syria drags on. ( explosions ) both sides continue to wage all- out war with more than 60,000 dead and the plight of syria's displaced and dispossessed only grows worse. at this tent camp in al-marj, in the eastern part of lebanon's bekaa valley, only 25 miles from the syrian border, refugees are struggling to adapt to a new, impermanent reality and to winter temperatures that routinely drop below freezin
something like this just doesn't happen in tunisia. and it has precipitated a major crise for tunisia and its international backers. >> warner: borzou deragahi of the "financial times" thank you very much. >> it's been a pleasure. >> ifill: next, we return to the conflict in syria and the unfolding refugee crisis there. the "newshour" recently sent freelance video journalist paige kollock to neighboring lebanon to see how the newly displaced are dealing...
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it seemed to nietzsche -- tunisia was finding a way to compromise. will today's assassination derails the emerging democracy? >> this is the most difficult process of the change, and the new political system has been put together. the new constitution, the divisions between where the country is going, the maneuvering, but generally things are heading in the right direction. >> even so, this will put fear into the heart of the political lives. tonight they called elections. it is a reminder that even the most hopeful of arab democracies remains a work in progress. >> i spoke to michelle. she is the director of the council at the middle east center. we have one of the country's best his the most -- countries that is the most westernized is the most stable. it is a surprise? >> assassination has not been a feature of the transitions. it has not been in libya. -- it has been in libya, but in tunisia, there has been other kinds of violence, specifically by extremists, and there was a lot of tension between secular forces, including the opposition party le
it seemed to nietzsche -- tunisia was finding a way to compromise. will today's assassination derails the emerging democracy? >> this is the most difficult process of the change, and the new political system has been put together. the new constitution, the divisions between where the country is going, the maneuvering, but generally things are heading in the right direction. >> even so, this will put fear into the heart of the political lives. tonight they called elections. it is a...
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people are absolutely shocked. -- in tunisia. >> thank you very much. joining us is our correspondent. tell us who shokri belaid was and why would he have been a target? >> he's a member of a very small political party, the democratic nationalist party in tunisia, which is part of a broader coalition called the popular front, which is a gathering of leftist secular activists totally opposed to the policies of the predominantly islamist government. he had been a vocal critic of the government, saying the outcome of the revolution has shown the islamists threatening democracy and that we need a democratic government. that we need secularism to prevail, and this earned him many opponents within society, particularly among conservatives and among the islamist. a few days ago he was on a tv show locally and he said that they promised to protect the revolution, but they are tools by the government and the islamists to get rid of us. >> we heard from an opposition leader who's blaming the government before his assassination. is that going to be in a widely hel
people are absolutely shocked. -- in tunisia. >> thank you very much. joining us is our correspondent. tell us who shokri belaid was and why would he have been a target? >> he's a member of a very small political party, the democratic nationalist party in tunisia, which is part of a broader coalition called the popular front, which is a gathering of leftist secular activists totally opposed to the policies of the predominantly islamist government. he had been a vocal critic of the...
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>> i would not say that tunisia has been destabilized. most citizens are just carrying on their lives as usual, but in political circles, it certainly seems quite a big event today. >> thanks so very much. moving on to some other news, society has been struggling to keep up for decades, and sometimes developments outpaced our ability to apprehend all the consequences. >> take artificial insemination, which gave rise to sperm donors. for years, mothers who used the services thought laws enacted at the time was forever prevent their children from discovering the identity of their biological father, but in germany, a court has ruled that knowing who dad is is a fundamental right. >> the woman who brought the case says she is not interested in claiming money from her biological father. her reasons are personal. the court agreed she has the right to know who her biological father is a. >> the plaintiff has the right to know where she comes from. it is a basic right because everyone should be given the chance to know their biological parents ar
>> i would not say that tunisia has been destabilized. most citizens are just carrying on their lives as usual, but in political circles, it certainly seems quite a big event today. >> thanks so very much. moving on to some other news, society has been struggling to keep up for decades, and sometimes developments outpaced our ability to apprehend all the consequences. >> take artificial insemination, which gave rise to sperm donors. for years, mothers who used the services...
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in a suburb quite suburb of tunisia. should be but i think general secretary over that look i think such a faulty and he's also one of the. popular from the coalition. for october. he's known as a prominent opponent of the launch. and then. he's a situation percent. and it just. sort of jump in we've been hearing reports of over a thousand or more people protesting in the streets showing that little of discontent and frustration you're in the area can you tell us what have you seen yes i mean. today what we can talk about and like any widespread anger at present a ling in tunisia tunisians are shocked and they consider this as a criminal act this is the first time this kind of fantasy nation happened just in egypt so people you know they protested you know they are in the streets they have most of them they are in people keeping you in front of the ministry of interior and you know i can. see a shame. many of the offices. where i talked so. prevailing. we're also hearing we're getting reports now the police the foreign t
in a suburb quite suburb of tunisia. should be but i think general secretary over that look i think such a faulty and he's also one of the. popular from the coalition. for october. he's known as a prominent opponent of the launch. and then. he's a situation percent. and it just. sort of jump in we've been hearing reports of over a thousand or more people protesting in the streets showing that little of discontent and frustration you're in the area can you tell us what have you seen yes i mean....
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it seemed to nietzsche -- tunisia was finding a way to compromise. will today's assassination derails the emerging democracy? >> this is the most difficult process of the change, and the new political system has been put together. the new constitution, the divisions between where the country is going, the maneuvering, but generally things are heading in the right direction. >> even so, this will put fear into the heart of the political lives. tonight they called elections. it is a reminder that even the most hopeful of arab democracies remains a work in progress. >> i spoke to michelle. she is the director of the council at the middle east center. we have one of the country's best his the most -- countries that is the most westernized is the most stable. it is a surprise? >> assassination has not been a feature of the transitions. it has not been in libya. -- it has been in libya, but in tunisia, there has been other kinds of violence, specifically by extremists, and there was a lot of tension between secular forces, including the opposition party le
it seemed to nietzsche -- tunisia was finding a way to compromise. will today's assassination derails the emerging democracy? >> this is the most difficult process of the change, and the new political system has been put together. the new constitution, the divisions between where the country is going, the maneuvering, but generally things are heading in the right direction. >> even so, this will put fear into the heart of the political lives. tonight they called elections. it is a...
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in a suburb quite suburb of tunisia. shipley but he's the general secretary over there that look i think such as faulty and he's also one of the users of a potential popular from the coalition. for october. he's known as a prominent teach. of the moderate islam and then. he's a situation has sparked percent. and some. sort of jump in we've been hearing reports of over a thousand or more people protesting in the streets showing that little of discontent and frustration you're in the area can you tell us what have you seen yes i mean. today what you can talk about and like any widespread anger and presenting in tunisia tunisians are shocked and they consider this as a criminal act this is the first time this kind of consultation happened just in egypt so people you know they protested you know they are in the streets they have most of them they are in people. in front of the ministry of interior and you know i can. see a shame. many of the offices. where i talked so. prevailing. we're also hearing we're getting reports now
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house so let's discuss the issue of possibly losing power here we're now getting reports from from tunisia from the interior ministry there that the minister saying is that the headquarters of the islamist party in several cities have all been tossed it might mean the picture some that there was a massively growing resentment towards the islamist held government there is it possible that we could see some sort of second uprising in the place that many consider to be the one place that kicks off the arab spring uprisings you know to see that had been presented as the nearest thing to a success story that hadn't been too much violence but unfortunately as i say these disappointments with the failure to make life better life has got worse and the sense that the research true that many people in trinity are away from home to it's striking that one of the places where there's been violence in the far western is in iraq syria has often been presented as news when i missed it quarter but it seems from reports that. have attacked they're not a party so there may be resentment against what has been
house so let's discuss the issue of possibly losing power here we're now getting reports from from tunisia from the interior ministry there that the minister saying is that the headquarters of the islamist party in several cities have all been tossed it might mean the picture some that there was a massively growing resentment towards the islamist held government there is it possible that we could see some sort of second uprising in the place that many consider to be the one place that kicks off...
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house so let's discuss the issue of possibly losing power here we're now getting reports from from tunisia from the interior ministry there that the minister saying is that the headquarters of the islamists and not a party in several cities have all been tossed it might mean the picture some that there was a massively growing resentment towards the islamist held government there is it possible that we could see some sort of second uprising in the place that many consider to be the one place that kicked off the arab spring uprisings you know tunis it had been presented as the nearest into a success story it hadn't been too much violence but unfortunately as i say these disappointments with the failure to make life better life has got worse and the sense that there is a true that takes many people into an issue away from who wanted it striking one of the places will be in violence in the far western as in the old europe has often been presented as news when i missed it quarters but it seems from reports that. have attacked new not a party so there may be resentment against what has been the
house so let's discuss the issue of possibly losing power here we're now getting reports from from tunisia from the interior ministry there that the minister saying is that the headquarters of the islamists and not a party in several cities have all been tossed it might mean the picture some that there was a massively growing resentment towards the islamist held government there is it possible that we could see some sort of second uprising in the place that many consider to be the one place...
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with twenty four hours a day with international news and comment in tunisia police have clashed with protesters and fired tear gas after angry mobs attacked the offices of the ruling islamist party thousands of taking to the streets across the country to protest against the government the public fury followed the assassination of the leading opposition figure chokri belaid with some holding the government responsible the opposition has called for a general strike and four parties are suspending their membership in the country's making body international relations professor mark almond says the government will be hard pressed to survive until the upcoming elections in june. tension between the opposition the ruling. has been growing or elections in a few months time in the two years since the revolution the economy. i was january and in addition to the tourist business. matter to cut hotels empty until you have factories that used to supply components to european companies shot unemployment is rising to news it had been presented as the nearest thing to a success story there had been
with twenty four hours a day with international news and comment in tunisia police have clashed with protesters and fired tear gas after angry mobs attacked the offices of the ruling islamist party thousands of taking to the streets across the country to protest against the government the public fury followed the assassination of the leading opposition figure chokri belaid with some holding the government responsible the opposition has called for a general strike and four parties are suspending...
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and consider this as a criminal act this is the first time this kind of fantasy nation happened in tunisia so people you know they protested you know they are in the streets they had they most of them they are eating people. in front of the ministry of interior and you know i kept a. shame. you don't like many of the offices of the ruling party everywhere i mean anger is prevailing and people are very very very angry and. i hear about but. there is no victims until now you know but you know people just seventeen they just protesting in the streets this is now fifty four countries helped washington detained transfer and even sometimes tortured terrorist suspects in secret cia prisons but according to a top american and geo which was released the most detailed account yet of the notorious rendition program and first getting the story our correspondent guy named to check out. this is a very comprehensive report prepared by the open society foundations not only do they detail torture techniques that were used at cia secret prisons overseas to so-called black sites but also give a list of count
and consider this as a criminal act this is the first time this kind of fantasy nation happened in tunisia so people you know they protested you know they are in the streets they had they most of them they are eating people. in front of the ministry of interior and you know i kept a. shame. you don't like many of the offices of the ruling party everywhere i mean anger is prevailing and people are very very very angry and. i hear about but. there is no victims until now you know but you know...
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party live in moscow back to our top story now antigovernment protests continue in tunisia in response to the killing of one of the country's prominent opposition leaders let's not get more from adnan pachachi he's journalists and media analyst joining us live now from cheeriness the country's president has warned that the confrontation between islamists and those who want to secular society could lead to a civil war is that what's happening now that's probably one of the. of the scenarios will discover in the coming days the problem is the fact that it should be belayed was not only a lawyer but one of the. opposition leaders here is one of the fiercest secular opposition leader in the country just yesterday and the tunisian media he was warning against possible threats against chile and. he said that's on target. be targeted in the coming days as one of the opposition leaders there are there's one possible scenario. excuse. the. the. this is about as this is the problem is that. i'm just going to interrupt here we just we just. we got a bad communication there you just got to get it
party live in moscow back to our top story now antigovernment protests continue in tunisia in response to the killing of one of the country's prominent opposition leaders let's not get more from adnan pachachi he's journalists and media analyst joining us live now from cheeriness the country's president has warned that the confrontation between islamists and those who want to secular society could lead to a civil war is that what's happening now that's probably one of the. of the scenarios will...
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with you twenty four hours a day with international news and comment in tunisia police have clashed with protesters and fired tear gas after angry mobs attacked the offices of the ruling islam as party thousands of taking to the streets across the country to protest against the government the public fury followed the assassination of the leading opposition figure. with some holding the government responsible the opposition has called for a general strike and four parties are suspending their membership in the country's lawmaking body international relations professor mark ullman says the government will be hard pressed to survive until the upcoming elections in june. tension between the opposition and the ruling party and has been growing for elections in a few months time in the two years since the revolution the economy and unity has taken a nosedive i was january and in addition to the tourist business has been dramatically cut hotels empty until you have factories that used to supply components to european companies shot unemployment is rising to this it has been presented as the nea
with you twenty four hours a day with international news and comment in tunisia police have clashed with protesters and fired tear gas after angry mobs attacked the offices of the ruling islam as party thousands of taking to the streets across the country to protest against the government the public fury followed the assassination of the leading opposition figure. with some holding the government responsible the opposition has called for a general strike and four parties are suspending their...
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a senior opposition leader was killed in tunisia on his way to work. of the unified democratic patriot party, he was shot in the head and neck. he was a popular secularist. the tunisian prime minister described the killing as a terrorist act and a blow to>> ts the country's revolution. the cia has been operating a secret air base for unmanned drones in saudi arabia for the past two years. the u.s. media knew of its existence and did not report about it until now. it was set up to hunt for al qaeda yet -- al qaeda members in yemen. a powerful offshore earthquake caused a tsunami in the solomon islands. waves hit the remote villages closest to the epicenter. a footballer has found himself at the center of a racism rao, just days after joining an italian club. a video emerged showing the club's vice president making an offensive remark about the player at an event on sunday. there hasn't yet been no reaction. sometimes we all feel the need to get a bit of rest at work, particularly if you have been busy or had a rough night. what do you do? slump at your
a senior opposition leader was killed in tunisia on his way to work. of the unified democratic patriot party, he was shot in the head and neck. he was a popular secularist. the tunisian prime minister described the killing as a terrorist act and a blow to>> ts the country's revolution. the cia has been operating a secret air base for unmanned drones in saudi arabia for the past two years. the u.s. media knew of its existence and did not report about it until now. it was set up to hunt for...
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impressions did you have the first kind of fighter i ever caught was in one thousand year old boy from tunisia and the only reason he went to afghanistan was because he had nothing else to do he had no skills and no way of making a living and he wanted to get married so the local in mom said if you want to make some money you know what you should do you should go to afghanistan and make jihad against the americans if you do that i know somebody who will pay your family five hundred dollars and you can use that for a dowry and you can you can get a wife so this kid had nothing against the united states he had never even really thought about the united states so from your experience you saw no ideology i saw very little you see ideology and some of the older fighters some of the leaders the camp commanders for example sure there's ideology there but in my short time in pakistan i captured fifty two al-qaeda fighters i can count on one hand the number of people who were real ideologues who really were there for jihad who were really there to kill americans three out of fifty two the perception of
impressions did you have the first kind of fighter i ever caught was in one thousand year old boy from tunisia and the only reason he went to afghanistan was because he had nothing else to do he had no skills and no way of making a living and he wanted to get married so the local in mom said if you want to make some money you know what you should do you should go to afghanistan and make jihad against the americans if you do that i know somebody who will pay your family five hundred dollars and...
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that's going to turn out the aussie wild update here's some other global news in brief starting in tunisia over a thousand people are protesting outside the interior ministry after a secular opposition leader was shot dead outside his home. was found with two bullets in his neck after what his brother described as a political assassination and coming just a few days after the prominent opponent of the islamist government accused the ruling party of hiring mercenaries to carry out attacks against him and the current political situation there rather volatile this ahead of a long awaited cabinet reshuffling which should include a wider range of parties. the french military assisted by local militia has taken the last may just. to be held by islamist militants a pair of estimates that are several hundred rebels have been killed since the offensive in mali began last month but while the advance has been swift some reports suggest the french led at liberation campaign has also caused plenty of civilian casualties and the french foreign minister has hinted the operation could be over by march. an
that's going to turn out the aussie wild update here's some other global news in brief starting in tunisia over a thousand people are protesting outside the interior ministry after a secular opposition leader was shot dead outside his home. was found with two bullets in his neck after what his brother described as a political assassination and coming just a few days after the prominent opponent of the islamist government accused the ruling party of hiring mercenaries to carry out attacks...
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so let's get into it now they are some other global news for you in brief starting with tunisia where a secular opposition leader was shot just outside his home and now over a thousand people are protesting outside the interior ministry chokri belaid was found with two bullets in his neck after what his brother had described as a political assassination that comes just a few days after the prominent opponents of the islamist government accused the ruling party of hiring mercenaries to carry out attacks against them the current political situation is volatile the set of a long awaited cabinet reshuffle which should include a wider range of politics. on the french military assisted by local. has taken control over the last major city to be held by islamist militants paris estimates that several hundred rebels have been killed since the offensive in mali began last month but while the advance has been swift some reports suggest the french led liberation has also called for many civilian casualties the french foreign minister has hinted the operation could be over by march. by a severe ei
so let's get into it now they are some other global news for you in brief starting with tunisia where a secular opposition leader was shot just outside his home and now over a thousand people are protesting outside the interior ministry chokri belaid was found with two bullets in his neck after what his brother had described as a political assassination that comes just a few days after the prominent opponents of the islamist government accused the ruling party of hiring mercenaries to carry out...
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let's get into it now the outside world update some other global news for you in brief starting with tunisia where a secular opposition leader was shot dead just outside his home and now over a thousand people are protesting outside the interior ministry chokri belaid was found with two bullets in his neck after what his brother had described as a political assassination that comes just a few days after the prominent opponents of the islamist government accused the ruling party of hiring mercenaries to carry out attacks against them the current political situation is volatile the site of a long awaited cabinet reshuffle which should include a wider range of politics. on the french military assisted by local. has taken control of a key dow the last major city to be held by islamist militants paris estimates that several hundred rebels have been killed since the offensive in mali began last month but while the advance has been swift some reports suggest the french led liberation has also called for many civilian casualties the french foreign minister has hinted the operation could be over by m
let's get into it now the outside world update some other global news for you in brief starting with tunisia where a secular opposition leader was shot dead just outside his home and now over a thousand people are protesting outside the interior ministry chokri belaid was found with two bullets in his neck after what his brother had described as a political assassination that comes just a few days after the prominent opponents of the islamist government accused the ruling party of hiring...
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shocked and consider this as a criminal act this is the first time this kind of fancy nation happened to tunisia so people you know they protested you know they are in the streets they have most of them they are. in front of the ministry of interior and you know i get a good feeling of the shame. many of the offices of the ruling party everywhere i mean anger is prevailing and people are very very very angry and sad. about the. victims until now you know. people just seventeen and they just they are protesting in the street. international relations professor and he says the government will be hard pressed to survive until the upcoming elections to take place. tension between the opposition and the ruling party and harder has been growing the elections in a few months time in the two years since the revolution the economy and when it is taking a nosedive i was a general in addition to tourist businesses being dramatically cut hotels and tents and you have factories supplied components to appear in companies shot unemployment is rising to this it has been presented as the nearest into a success st
shocked and consider this as a criminal act this is the first time this kind of fancy nation happened to tunisia so people you know they protested you know they are in the streets they have most of them they are. in front of the ministry of interior and you know i get a good feeling of the shame. many of the offices of the ruling party everywhere i mean anger is prevailing and people are very very very angry and sad. about the. victims until now you know. people just seventeen and they just...
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a popular public figure and critic of tunisia's islamic-led government was according to an eyewitness, shot and killed as he left for work this morning. outraged protesters filled the streets and there were violent clashes with police. tunisia's prime minister condemned the assassination, saying the real target is, in his words, quote, the tunisian revolution as a whole. >>> also in germany, germany's education minister has been stripped of her ph.d in an embarrassing case of plagiarism, if you can even believe it, and she's the second minister in chancellor angela merkel's cabinet to face these allegations. the university awarded the minister the highest honors for her doctoral thesis, which one says has many plagiarized passages. >>> and just days after king richard iii's remains were identified underneath a parking lot in england, a battle is shaping up. which city will get to be his final resting place? lester, where his remains were uncovered, and york are dueling over the rights. a change in fortune for the 15th century king, remembered as a notorious villain, accused of killing
a popular public figure and critic of tunisia's islamic-led government was according to an eyewitness, shot and killed as he left for work this morning. outraged protesters filled the streets and there were violent clashes with police. tunisia's prime minister condemned the assassination, saying the real target is, in his words, quote, the tunisian revolution as a whole. >>> also in germany, germany's education minister has been stripped of her ph.d in an embarrassing case of...
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breaking news from tunisia this morning, more than 1 protesters have filled the streets in front of the interior ministry in the wake of the opposition leader. shot outside his home wednesday morning. he had recently formed a coalition of the communist governor of tune easetunisia. he had a backing of support and people are filling the streets shouting shame and the government should fail. two years ago, tunisia was the first country to overthrow its leader marking the start of the arab spring. the president is facing tough questions on drones after a leaked secret memo described using them to kill u.s. citizens. the paperif there is no specific informing about that attack. in reality, most of this information is already public as of last year. but many find it disturbing especially considering there is not much legal justification for using drones against american citizens. this now complicates the hearing of john brennan for confirmation as director of the cia. we are right back. (vo) this afternoon, current tv is the place for compelling true stories. >> jack, how old are you? >> nin
breaking news from tunisia this morning, more than 1 protesters have filled the streets in front of the interior ministry in the wake of the opposition leader. shot outside his home wednesday morning. he had recently formed a coalition of the communist governor of tune easetunisia. he had a backing of support and people are filling the streets shouting shame and the government should fail. two years ago, tunisia was the first country to overthrow its leader marking the start of the arab spring....
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. >>> in tunisia angry demonstrators facing off with police after a critic of the government was shot and killed. police fired tear gas to break up the protest. the demonstrations broke out after a gunman shot -- his supporters and opponents are calling this a political assassination. >>> acapulco, mexico attracting millions of tourists every year. this horrifying crime has put folks on edge. particularly visitors, miguel marquez is in acapulco with some new developments. what do we know? >> reporter: suzanne, this is the beautiful area just south of acapulco, where this crime occurred. this is the house where those victims were. tape surrounds it as well as many police. cnn learned from the lead investigator of this investigation, the victims knew their attackers. he says they bought drugs from him mass gunmen entered the bungalow from the beach around 2:00 a.m. what happened next, horrific. six women in their 20s and their male companions tied up. the women raped, the men helpless to stop it from happening. it's a delicate situation, he says, but we will apply the full weight of the
. >>> in tunisia angry demonstrators facing off with police after a critic of the government was shot and killed. police fired tear gas to break up the protest. the demonstrations broke out after a gunman shot -- his supporters and opponents are calling this a political assassination. >>> acapulco, mexico attracting millions of tourists every year. this horrifying crime has put folks on edge. particularly visitors, miguel marquez is in acapulco with some new developments. what...